Category Archive for: Blog

Celebrating our wonderful Volunteers!

by ACT

“Alone, we can do so little; together, we can do so much” – Helen Keller It takes a lot of people to make ACT run smoothly. From administration to finance and accounting, social media and technology, there is an awful lot that goes on behind the scenes. Volunteering is at the core of how ACT…



International Day of Education

by ACT

Access to an education is a right that every child should have. Legally, it is enshrined in article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which calls for free and compulsory elementary education for all. The Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted in 1989, goes further to stipulate that, states should make higher education…



Happy New Year!

by ACT

Happy New Year from everyone at ACT! As the New Year gets underway, we would like to wish you all the best and thank you for your continuing support. Without our supporters, ACT would not exist, and we would be unable to reach vulnerable communities in the 8 African countries where we work. So, whether…



A LOOK BACK ON 2021

by ACT

As we come to the end of another busy year at ACT, it is a good time to highlight our achievements in 2021 and to reflect on the highs and lows as we carried out the work of supporting disadvantaged children, orphans and widows in need in Africa. Numbers of children Up Despite the continuing…



The Big Give Christmas Challenge!

by ACT

Supporting Orphans in Ngara This year ACT is taking part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge to support 100 orphans and disadvantaged children (50 boys and 50 girls) in Ngara, Tanzania in 2022. This means that any donation you make fron 12:00 noon on 30th November to 12:00 noon on 7th December online from the…



Have you heard?

by ACT

It’s World Toilet Day Friday 19th November is World Toilet Day! Oh yeah? Ever heard of International Talk Like a Pirate Day? It actually takes place each year on 19th September. You would be forgiven for thinking this is all a joke (that is, World Toilet Day) or perhaps another one of those wacky ideas…